Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1136

The physician’s designation as “Senior Registrar.” Its implication. His job duties include performing on-call duties in his specialty. - On-call duties. Their nature and purpose. The physician’s absence from the hospital premises throughout the on-call period. Its effect. Adversely affecting medical attention and care outside official working hours. - 333 - Administrative - Assigning the physician to stay overnight at the hospital during the period of his on-call assignment. His failure to comply. Grounds for disciplining him. The judgment’s adherence to this. No defect.